@KNE: In the least, Fatboy Slim will be fun. He has some cheesy energy, and if you're not expecting anything it will be a good time.

Saw Digitalism last Friday... I can't say I was impressed. In fact, I was disappointed.

They tried to be too much "rock" and not enough electronic. The "frontman" is a really scrawny white German dude who does not carry stage presence well at all, and they had no flow whatsoever between 90% of the tracks. They ended up playing every track that had vocals on it so the frontman could sing, and he doesn't have an amazing voice. They only played for about 45-50 minutes. 4.5/10.

Hopefully The Twelves tonight will at least be fun... Unfortunately my girlfriend sprained her ankle on Tuesday and can't make the show, my other friend who is going with me can't join up with me until midnight, and it's not certain that another one of my friends will be able to go.

At least I'm managing to get tickets for Outside Lands... :-/

A stage collapsed at a state fair in Indiana yesterday. Police are investigating today but it's been said the stormy wind gusts that caused the collapse were an unexpected freak. I saw this video this morning and it doesn't look real. So sad...

My god, this is impressive. I hope nobody was killed, it seems like a few people get caught under it when it falls

5 people died and roughly 40 people injured. Given what happened it is a miracle more weren't killed or severely hurt.

why is the video still up if 5 people died ?

2 years ago, happend just south of here on another stage at a country festival. 1 dead

http://www.cbc.ca/ne...ed-camrose.html

back in July, stage collapsed at blues and rock festival in Ottawa.

http://www.cbc.ca/ne...e-collapse.html

Same circumstances. 'Acts of God' can still easily tear a large open stage structure down in seconds no matter how well the stage has been set up. It's the risk with having outdoor shows during thunderstorm season. Police and safety officials will investigate but you likely will see the same outcome againg and again.

Something landed on the roof of my house last night when I was about to sleep! Next you know, I hear this screetching yell come thru my ceiling and i can also hear a cat's cry as well!

Racoon 1 Cat 0

brilliant to read this thread's new entries since I was away hope everyone is fine even tho the world has not necessarily always been a good place in the past few weeks and inchem's discovered some weird experiences and amy winehouse dead and whatever.

I am back and reading through the topic in the next few days so be prepared for lots of more or less useless posts from me.

Simian Mobile Disco restored my faith in the San Francisco club scene last night.

They turned a great space into a fucking RAVE for three hours. Absolutely amazing, though a third of it was the great job the guy with the visuals was doing. Maybe a fourth? ::laughs:: Amazing time.

Law school is back up and running. Going to start the internship with the Electronic Frontier Foundation next week.

Excited about life. Love for you all. <3

Bummer about the festival deaths.

BoywiththeGoldenEyes, on 19 August 2011 - 1:54 AM, said:

The world is in Chaos! For me, I'm going through some personal crap myself! Hopefully it will die down by the end of the week! Maybe it's just safer to be single for the rest of my life.......I don't know!

MadPooter, on 20 August 2011 - 3:28 PM, said:

So they got their Mojo back? Haven't listened to them for quite a while! Too bad you're locked in your educational cell again!

My parents' 50th wedding anniversary was yesterday but my brother and I are throwing them their big party today.

Their marriage has been a tumultuous one to say the least but they've witnessed, endured and survived a lot. Especially these past few months with my dad's kidney transplant and triple bypass.

After spending hours putting our heads together and preparing witty insightful speeches, my brother and I tossed them out and opted for a nice sentimental little toasts instead.

So why's it so effing hard to write and why am I so damn nervous? Arrrgh!!

50th anniversary! That is fantastic! Good luck on the toasts.

whirlygirl, on 21 August 2011 - 11:46 AM, said:

Aw, Whirls, you're cute. Fantastic that you're putting something together with your siblings for your parents' anniversary. Awesome that they've been together for 50 years. w00t.

In other news, I've been sick for three days. This sucks.

Get well soon, pooter!

That reminds me, my grandparents have been married for some 60 years now...wow.

whirlygirl, on 21 August 2011 - 11:46 AM, said:

My best wishes to them Whirls! Hope the party is smashing (British accent!)

MadPooter, on 21 August 2011 - 8:04 PM, said:

Get better amigo!

Dude--had Chicken soup today, and indeed I got a lot better real quick. Kind of amazing how that works... Thanks for the well wishes!!

WTF?!?

Earthquakes in the north east (U.S.)? Weird stuff. On one hand, I don't know how people on the U.S. West Coast deal with this as often as they do. On the other hand, 5.9 didn't seem as intense as I would imageine (and I am thankful for that). On a third hypothetical hand, our buildings out here are not designed for this shit. Many buildings evacuated, train lines are stopped while they check the rail structure and the nuclear power plants (60 miles away) have been shut down. Of course, I'm still at work. [THANKS FOR THE NO-CALL, BUILDING DOUCHES]

No sir, I did not like it. Seriously, I feel very lucky after seeing the effects eathquakes have had on other parts of the world in recent years.

Hopefully we are one and done with no serious aftershocks.

satur8, on 23 August 2011 - 2:21 PM, said:

I guess you can say that we practice alot. Last time we had one was I think a few weeks ago! IMO, any aftershock or earthquake that's longer than 5 seconds is a potential GTFO of the house immediately!

satur8, on 23 August 2011 - 2:21 PM, said:

Most of the buildings in L.A. are now retrofitted for aftershocks. but they'll come down in a earthquake....maybe!

satur8, on 23 August 2011 - 2:21 PM, said:

Wow...no warning?

satur8, on 23 August 2011 - 2:21 PM, said:

Neither does this schmuck on 0:16 (Read the first comment!)

Thanks for the laugh @ :016, inchem.

No, I don't think ANYONE on the east coast expected that yesterday (unlike the Spanish Iquisition, which at this point, EVERYBODY should expect..).

My comment regarding the building was specific to their choice of not evacuating. I work on the 20th floor of a 36 story building. Many others in our city (and also NYC and DC) evacuated, with some calling it a day. Not mine. They ignorantly proclaimed we were "safe" before they even really understood how rare of an occurance this was or the short term and long term affects on older structures. We didn't even get an alarm to leave the building.

The biggest shock was discovering it orignated in Virginia and yet was felt so clearly up here. I had no idea it worked like that; I always thought they were rough and isolated...not so spread out.

Yesterday was strange to say the least. Every single person I spoke to said they had never experienced anything like that before. It just doesn't happen over here. Again, I don't know how you guys on the Cali side ever get used to it....

Most of all, we are all fortunate on this side. There was little damage or injuries, which is a win in a big news event.

Definitely some weirdness for you folks on the east coast! We know how you feel, man!

Having the earth literally moving everything beneath your feet is one of the most unnerving feelings ever. It's not something we ever get used to - they are always a surprise but how we react to them is almost like... how would I describe... like a learned instinct almost. The buildings start shaking and instantly without a second thought you hunker down on your knees with your hands over your head under a doorway or table, or next to a bed or table. Wherever you are next to that can provide some pocket of shelter in case things start coming down like a house of cards.

A 5.9 is a big earthquake! Especially the closer you are to the epicenter. Being from California I have a million earthquake stories but one of the most intense quakes I've experienced was when I was in high school, during class a 5.0 struck on a fault line about 10 or so miles away. It was really strong. We all knew what to do, we got under our desks and we were all scary quiet. Things were coming off the shelves. The creepiest feeling is hearing that ominous rattling that's shaking the skeleton of the structure you're in - the building working hard not to just, you know. Crumble.

We ain't got nothing on Japan, though. It's like earthquake central out that way.